Graduate Research Assistant (Evaluation Team) (Up to 3 positions)

Title: Graduate Research Assistant (Evaluation Team) (Up to 3 positions)
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health Department of Public Health Sciences
Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Date Posted: May 15 2025
Closing Date: June 4 2025
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time - Full Time Equivalency: 50%
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary - Not to Exceed: June 15 2026
Funding: Extramural Funds
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Other Conditions:
Pending position clearance and availability of funds
Position renewable upon availability of funds program needs and satisfactory performance
Position to begin mid-to-late August or as soon thereafter as possible

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator provide assistance
with research and evaluation tasks for statewide projects implemented under the Hawaii
Department of Healths Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Division (CDPHPD)
2. Apply the social-ecological approach to research and evaluation in collaborative efforts to
improve health among the people of Hawaii
3. Provide assistance to the Investigators and other Healthy Hawaii Evaluation Team members in designing conducting analyzing and reporting of projects funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and/or the Hawaii Department of Health
4. Assist with data collection including both field work and data entry
5. Prepare quantitative survey data sets for statistical analysis
6. Transcribe interviews and assist with qualitative coding and analysis tasks
7. Assist with abstract manuscript and report writing
8. Conduct literature reviews
9. Review in-text citations and prepare bibliographies
10. Attend staff and project meetings and take minutes
11. Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Classified degree-seeking student in a Masters or PhD program in Public Health Social
Work or related field under UH Graduate Division
2. Be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above
3. Maintain 6 credits per semester with the exception of those who have reached 800
(dissertation) or 700F (thesis)
4. Knowledge of community health or public health as demonstrated through coursework
5. Knowledge of program planning and evaluation
6. Proficient in Microsoft Office especially Excel Word and PowerPoint
7. Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative data collection and analysis
8. Strong oral and written communication skills
9. Detail oriented and organized
10. Responsible dependable and efficient

Desirable Qualifications:
1. Classified University of Hawaii Public Health graduate student
2. A doctoral student at the University of Hawaii
3. Knowledge of biostatistics as evidenced by coursework and/or experience
4. Experience with statistical software such as SPSS and/or STATA
5. Previous coursework and/or work experience related to tobacco physical activity nutrition
and/or chronic disease
6. Previous experience with state and/or federally-funded public health projects
7. Previous experience working on Hawaii-based health promotion projects
8. Experience preparing evaluation reports scientific publications and/or other technical reports
9. Experience with data presentations and data visualizations

To Apply:
Click on the APPLY button on the top right-hand corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following REQUIRED documents/information.

1. Cover letter describing how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications
2. CV/Resume
3. Names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least 3 professional references
4. Official transcripts or equivalent documents from the institution confirming the highest educational degree relevant to this position (copies acceptable official originals required upon hire)

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